The man was found dead on the floor of the couple's bedroom. Authorities say the woman was wounded in the mouth.

Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois says authorities were alerted about 9:30 a.m. from someone claiming to have received a phone text message from the woman. The sheriff says a deputy called the victim and she communicated her situation by pressing the phone's keypad.

The woman was undergoing surgery. Bourgeois told the Courier her injury appeared to be non-life threatening.